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Seatbelt grommets required
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Martyn



Joined: 13 Sep 2008
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Location: West Midlands

PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:42 am    Post subject: Seatbelt grommets required Reply with quote

Hi,

Just about to have my Marcos interior retrimmed and the harness seatbelts have to pass through the leather trim of the seat and fibreglass seat backs.

What i need is some of the rectangle plastic hole trim pieces (seatbelt grommets) that fit into the seat for the belt to pass through, need 8 in total.

Without these grommets the seatbelt will become frayed on the rough cut fibreglass backing and also it will rub on the leather causing unnecessary wear.

Does anybody know where i can purchase them from beside Cobreau who sell them at £10 each (i need 8 ouch)

The belt material is 2 inches wide and the buckle is 2 and 3/4 inches wide, the buckle will have to pass through the hole to fit to the anchor point.



Regards,


Martyn....
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ukdave2002



Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire

PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have made simular grommets with some electrical cable; carefully slit the cable lengthways, remove the core, cut to required length and superglue the two ends.

Dave
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Martyn



Joined: 13 Sep 2008
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave,

That is original and a little off the wall but it might just work,


Thanks for the tip,


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